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Western Filmmakers Final Resting Places Once or twice a year I pay tribute to Western filmmakers in this column via sharing visits to their final resting places. I’ve been privileged to visit these sites, located throughout the Los Angeles area and beyond, over a period of several years.  read more

How To Attend A Silent Film Festival So here you are, a big fan of century-old-or-older films. You’ve seen dozens of slapstick comedies, romantic dramas, and exciting epics in the solitude of your own home, and you’re probably well acquainted with the history behind them, too. Obviously the read more

Mention a film made any time from 1930 to 1934 to classic movie fans and see how fast someone practically yells “pre-Code!” The term refers to movies made between 1930-34 when the Motion Picture Production Code was adopted and it conjures images that are sexual, sinful and racy, but also violent read more

Noir I’m Thankful For Around these parts, the 11th month of the year is generally focused on a celebration of all things noir called “Noirvember,” a term that was coined by author Marya Gates back in 2010. And here in the U.S., November, of course, includes a commemoration of the 1621 harvest read more

Hangover Square (1945) As a fan of great Hollywood villains like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, I’ve always been fascinated by the brief but brilliant career of Laird Cregar, who died two months before the release of his final film, Hangover Square (1945). Cregar chafed at being typecast as a read more

Classic Movie Travels: Gloria Dickson Gloria Dickson was born Thais Lelia Dickerson on August 13, 1917, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Fred and Emma Dickerson. Gloria also had an older sister named Doris. Her father worked as an insurance agent until his passing in 1926, upon which she, her mother, read more

Bullets Don’t Argue Review I’ve just returned from the 35th annual Lone Pine Film Festival! I previewed the 2025 festival in my column here a few weeks ago. Suffice it to say the festival, which takes place in Lone Pine, California, was as enjoyable as expected. It wa read more

The Great Gatsby Turns 100: A Retrospective One of the Great American Novels of the 20th century, The Great Gatsby continues to have a massive influence on how we imagine the “Jazz Age.” We refer to 1920s-themed parties as “Gatsby parties,” often call 1920s-inspired costumes and aesthetics read more

It’s October and that means Monsters and Matinees is standing on her annual soapbox with this important message: horror movies aren’t just for Halloween. Yes, I’m happy every October to see the large selection of horror films offered on small and big screens for the month. My family and friends read more

Noir Fella Faves I can’t deny that my focus in film noir features is heavily skewed toward the femmes – there are just so many varied dames to discuss! But every now and again, I like to shine the spotlight on the fellas on noir, so this month’s Noir Nook is devoted to three shadowy gents who read more

 I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star’s read more

Silver Screen Standards: Mad Love (1935) I’m firmly in the “every day is Halloween” camp when it comes to classic horror movies, and I especially love the lesser-known, off-the-wall, really weird examples of the genre, from Murders in the Zoo (1933) to Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959). It’s read more

Classic Movie Travels: Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins was born on April 9, 1900, on Staten Island, New York, to Robert and Leona Jenkins. His parents were musical comedy performers, but Jenkins did not begin performing until he was in his 20s. Jenkins worked in the Brookl read more

Lone Pine Film Festival 2025 The 35th Lone Pine Film Festival is coming soon! Lone Pine Film Festival 2025 Poster The festival takes place in Lone Pine, California, on Columbus Day Weekend, October 9-12, 2025. This year’s theme is “Reel Adventure in Lone Pine: Color – A read more

Chaplin’s Motion Picture Debut: The First Five Films Early Charlie Chaplin If you went back in time and met a young Charlie Chaplin struggling to get through a boyhood of poverty and neglect, and told him he’d have one of the most famous “rags to riches” stories of all time, he probably read more

The idea of having Barbara Stanwyck in my Monsters and Matinees column never crossed my mind. For starters, she isn’t known for horror films and, honestly, I didn’t feel worthy. Then I found her 1970 made-for-television horror movie The House That Would Not Die and couldn’t contain my read more

Noir Nook: Autumn Noir As the leaves once again begin to fall from the trees, we bid a fond farewell to the steamy days of summer and prepare to embrace shorter days, lower temps, and Halloween décor on department store shelves. This month’s Noir Nook celebrates these changes by serving up read more

Silver Screen Standards: To Catch a Thief (1955) We mostly associate Alfred Hitchcock with tense thrillers and even horror, thanks to his later hits and TV series, but To Catch a Thief (1955) is something else entirely, a glamorous, action-filled romp that presages the age of 007 with its sun-soa read more

Classic Movie Travels: Nick Long, Jr. Nick Long, Jr While the name Nick Long may be obscure to many, Long’s talent as a dancer is well worth celebrating. In fact, Long was seen as a potential rival to Fred Astaire, though he never connected with audiences in the same way as Astaire. Nick read more

So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival read more